Chapter 416

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“…It’s Izay.”

Emerging from the room, Nafude paused as she was caught by Izay.

But immediately, she heard the inquiry.

Nafude responded almost without thinking.

“Not at all, I’m laughing because Laentoluca wet her bed even though she’s so old.”

“……”

In an instant, the surrounding air became silent.

“Heh…hehehehe……”

You’ve gone and said it again, haven’t you Nafude!?

Laentoluca’s eyes gradually lost their shine.

She tossed the wet blanket in her hand behind her, her tone like a cold wind from the depths of loneliness.

“Nafude, only one of us will survive today—!”

“I-I’m sorry, Laentoluca, I completely reacted on instinct. I didn’t mean to say it out loud… It was an accident! Please don’t look at me like that, I’m scared…”

Then using her years of training, Nafude quickly hid herself behind Izay.

Attempting to use this method to block Laentoluca’s path.

But it was utterly useless.

At this moment, the blue-haired girl, overwhelmed with shame, wanted nothing more than to find someone to “confide” in about her plight. If only Nafude could experience the same humiliation, then surely she would understand the pain of this social death, right?

She must understand! She’s her best friend!

(—Danger! Izay, save me!!)

Nafude’s heart sank suddenly.

She could already see her grim future!

(Sorry, there’s no saving you. Give up.)

Izay conveyed this meaning through his gaze, then subtly peeled off Nafude’s hand gripping his clothes.

“I just remembered I haven’t made breakfast yet…so…I’ll be leaving for a bit, Nafude. If you’re still alive later, I’ll prepare your breakfast.”

“I don’t want a farewell meal~”

To be precise, it was a meal after the farewell.

But the difference in meaning wasn’t significant, and Izay didn’t bother nitpicking. He acted as if he hadn’t seen anything, then pushed Nafude out from behind him.

As he left, he conveniently closed the door for Laentoluca, marveling at his always-practiced habit of closing doors.

The screams from inside the room were completely ignored by Izay.

Ignoring those sounds, Izay went to the kitchen to make himself breakfast.

Originally, he thought about bringing some for Laentoluca and Nafude when they were done, but he underestimated their ability to cause chaos.

Throughout the morning, the noise from next door showed no sign of stopping.

It wasn’t until noon that the commotion slowly subsided.

Still, neither of them showed any intention of leaving the room.

Izay understood.

Given the situation earlier, it was indeed somewhat awkward. As a male, he had no standing to interject in their dispute. The best course of action was to let them work it out themselves.

During this time, Izay took the opportunity to visit a high-ranking military officer of the Eagle-Wing Tribe.

Simply to figure out where exactly on the mainland he currently was.

From the high-ranking military officer of the Eagle-Wing Tribe, Izay obtained two maps.

One was a map of the continent redrawn by the floating landmass races over the past few centuries.

The other was a five-hundred-year-old map unearthed and restored from human ruins.

The latter had long since lost its utility, as the destruction caused by the beasts over five hundred years had rendered it impossible to distinguish territories based on such information.

But Izay didn’t care about whether he could identify territories; he just wanted to use the human map to determine direction.

He hadn’t forgotten saying he’d adopt a star deity’s youngling.

He remembered that Ailuken seemed to be slumbering somewhere within the ruins of a surface empire.

By comparing the current map with the old one, determining his location and the general area of the imperial territory, Izay could directly use the ‘Zodiac Disk’ to locate the target.

Instant teleportation across distances, incredibly convenient good luck, plus powerful perception magic.

Finding someone would be as easy as playing a game.

“Our current position is… Lanoa City… a fortress city within the empire’s borders five hundred years ago!? ”

Quickly switching perspectives between the two maps, Izay quickly gathered the intelligence he needed.

“A fortress city along with its surrounding areas roughly covered one-tenth of the former empire… Not bad, the entire empire isn’t too large, exploring should be simple.”

Looking at the map before him, Izay nodded.

With full effort, he could search the whole empire in two days at most.

If lucky, it might take just one day… No, perhaps only half a day to find Ailuken.

“The thing to watch out for is the ‘First Beast of Sighing Moon.’ If my memory serves, the ruins where Ailuken sleeps are entirely within the range of the illusion created by it.”

‘The First Beast of Sighing Moon’ was the first primordial beast to break free from its seal five hundred years ago, and also the strongest among all the beasts.

It was rumored that its near-solidified vast spiritual power rivaled that of the Earth God in its prime. No one in history had ever fought it, as merely approaching it would result in instant disintegration into sand, losing both life and form.

“Hmm…spiritual attacks…”

Izay opened the system interface and glanced at his ‘Blessing of the Moon.’

“· Blessed by the Moon Goddess, immune to mental attacks, charm ineffective”

Lady Artemis, absolutely amazing!

“This is secure!”

…

…

By afternoon, Izay did not immediately begin his plan to find the young star deity.

Because Laentoluca, unseen for half a day, visited his room.

“Um…Izay…do you have any leftover food? Could you share a little with us?”

Laentoluca asked cautiously with a slightly hoarse voice.

Due to being engrossed in mutual harm, they missed their mealtime, forcing her to seek help from Izay.

As accompanying fairy soldiers, neither she nor Nafude were allowed to dine in the restaurant. Every meal required them to personally collect it from the kitchen.

Now having missed mealtime, there would be no kind souls reserving food for them.

“There’s no ready-made food here. I’ve already eaten lunch while you two were fooling around.” Izay shrugged helplessly at the girl’s request.

“Alright…I understand…” Hearing this, Laentoluca fidgeted with her fingers, her expression slightly dejected.

Looks like she and Nafude would have to wait until evening to eat.

Mm~

So hungry… And she didn’t need to diet anyway…

Unconsciously, she started showing a bit of regretful emotion in front of Izay, her slightly pouted pink lips looking incredibly adorable.

“But if you’re willing to help, I wouldn’t mind making you two lunch~”

“—Really!?”

“Do you hope it’s false?”

“Mm…not hoping.”

“That settles it, doesn’t it.”

As they talked, Laentoluca gently swayed her deep blue hair, the smooth strands refracting light in ripples. Unable to resist, Izay reached out and rubbed her head, adjusting her white hairband which he had tilted.

“By the way, do you need a new sheet? I happen to have extras. I’ll bring it over for you later?”

“……”

Suddenly, Laentoluca fell silent, nearly unable to maintain her composure.

She suspected Izay was deliberately teasing her.

Her peripheral vision could clearly catch the mischievous smile at the corner of Izay’s mouth.

This guy was intentionally mocking her about this morning’s incident!

But you must endure, Laentoluca.

Don’t get angry!

If you get angry, you’ll lose out on the delicious lunch, and you haven’t even had breakfast yet!

For the sake of food, endure!!

It’s just a temporary submission.

After eating, find a chance to bite him back for revenge!

Yes, that’s the plan!!